Dear All this is a web site created by a grandson for his grand father, please read the lovely stories of Bagavatham in the web site created by Mr.Natarajan the grand son.Incidentally Mr.Natarajan is maths teacher in Beharain. http://www.bagavatham.org/ You are now about to begin your mystical journey. This adventure will take you through powerful gods,terrorizing demons,Noble kings,benevolent saints and some just ordinary people. These stories sparkle not only in adventure,romance and intrigue but also have timeless wisdom and deep spiritual meaning. A tip on how to use this website You may first go the page of contents where there is a brief discription of each story. You may then go to the respective chapter and have a detailed reading. Enjoy every word of this classic and be blessed. Parents can also read these aloud for their children. you can sign our guestbook by clicking right here====================> About The Author: Sri P.S.Krishna Iyer was a mathematics teacher in the Government Trainning College , Trichur. He retired from the Government college Madapally in 1964 . At an age of ninety two he started writing the book ” Tales From The Bhagavatham” Retold For children and completed it in two years. Presently he resides at Palaghat , Kerala He has written this book when he was 95. > He is now 101 and resides at palaghat
Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms, with great devotion, fervour & gaiety. It is a harvest festival. Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same day every year i.e. the 14th of January. Makar Sankranti is the day when the glorious Sun-God begins its ascendancy and entry into the Northern Hemisphere and thus it signifies an event wherein the Sun-God seems to remind their children that ‘Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya’, may you go higher & higher, to more & more Light and never to Darkness. To Hindus, the Sun stands for knowledge, spiritual light and wisdom. Makar Sankranti signifies that we should turn away from the darkness of delusion in which we live, and begin to enjoy a new life with bright light within us to shine brighter and brighter. We should gradually begin to grow in purity, wisdom, and knowledge, even as the Sun does from the Day of Makar Sankranti. The festival of Makar Sankranti is highly regarded by the Hindus from North to down South. The day is known by various names and a variety of traditions are witnessed as one explores the festival in different states.
Indian Children from Chilianolya [The Anand Puri Babaji Ashram in Ranikhet] perform their Christmas program in Haidakhan singing a local Indian song on Christmas eve 24 December 2007. Each year the Birth of Christ is observed in Haidakhan for the many hundreds of guests that come to celebrate with us. … Haidakhan Christmas babaji ashram [...]
Here some of the Local kids in Haidakhan sing The Hanuman Chalisa, or attempt to…Only two of them will make through to the end Everybody has too much fun when theres a camera on, well that’s not entirely true, the playhouse gang is always having fun camera or not !!! This [...]
Here’s the playhouse gang, having fun again, that’s Bharat, Neraj, Neha, & Kavita
jestefeste.posterous.com These children are from families of indigenous IDPs of Devkrupa Ashram in Gujarat, India. I was worried that the children would be bored and just start making noise or run around. but i guess it is true; mozart works magic on children.
jestefeste.posterous.com these adivasi children celebrated Diwali with lots and lots of bangs – bangs provided by fire crackers. it was taken at Devkrupa Ashram in Gujarat, India. It is clear that from their expressions, such a grand celebration of the Festival of Light is a first for many of them.
Being there in Devkrupa Ashram, meeting and playing with the kids, is an experience of a lifetime that everyone should experience at least once in their lives. This video was shot in the evening. It is winter, the air is crispier than ever and the kids just came back from school.
Our scriptures narrate many legends and episodes of Parashakthi coming in different incarnations for different purposes. Each day of Navarathri is dedicated to one such form of Parashakthi. Vijaydasami is the day on which she is invoked as Mahishasuramardhini. She destroyed the evil elements that caused harm and hurt to her darling children – all her creations. She waged fierce wars and eliminated the evil elements and protected her children. One thing to remember is that in the fierce fighting she used up lot of her cosmic energy. She needs to generate a lot of energy to replenish the stocks utilized in the fight. Who can cooperate with her in her efforts to rejuvenate her cosmic dimension? It is the unselfish prayers and dedicated devotion alone of her devotees that enables her to ‘regain’ her energy. ‘Panakam’ offered as a neivedyam to Amman in the evening of Vijaydasami is a gesture of offering a sweetened drink to Amman returning tired and thirsty after the fierce fight. Ask yourself a question: “Amman has done so much for us and saved us and protected all of us by fighting fierce wars to ensure security and peace for us. In what way can we cooperate and participate with her in her efforts to rejuvenate her energies and enhance her cosmic powers? The answer is to recognize that she resides in ‘her temple’ in our hearts. She gathers strength from the energies we generate in our body centres. Expression of our love and compassion is her strength. See the lovely face of Durga Devi by clicking on her picture !
AKSHAYA PATRA RAISES $750,000 AT ANNUAL BENEFIT GALA Boston– The Akshaya Patra Foundation hosted a successful benefit gala on Sunday, September 21 at the Westin Hotel in Waltham. The sold out event attracted over 400 community leaders from diverse professions. For some it was their first introduction to Akshaya Patra. The gala featured speeches from the Guest of Honor, Narayana Murthy, Chairman, Infosys and Congressman Jim McGovern, D-MA, Co-chair, Congressional Hunger Center and an honorary member of the Akshaya Patra Advisory Board. Akshaya Patra raised $750,000 that will help provide mid day meals to underprivileged school children in India. The pledges made during the evening were matched dollar for dollar by Jaishree and Desh Deshpande and two dollars for every dollar pledged by Sudha and Narayana Murthy. Akshaya Patra USA’s board chair, Desh Deshpande, in his opening remarks outlined the twin purpose of the gala, to celebrate the successes of Akshaya Patra and to honor the guest of honor Narayana Murthy, recipient of Padma Vibhushan and an icon in the Indian community. Congressman McGovern, an authority on international midday meal programs lauded Akshaya Patra as a global model of efficiency and sustainability. He said Akshaya Patra Foundation provides a model for the rest of the world to follow. Gene White, President, Global Child Nutrition Foundation, congratulated Akshaya Patra and shared Congressman McGovern’s sentiment, “We look to the future when hunger will no longer be a barrier to the health and education of the world’s children, and we are confident that Akshaya Patra will lead the way to achieve this.” Murthy in his keynote address shared some chilling statistics on hunger and poverty and set the stage for why it is important to support Akshaya Patra with a proven track record and demonstrated impact. He discussed how far India has come over the last 50 years, but how far it has yet to go and how Akshaya Patra is addressing two critical challenges facing India – poverty and educational issues facing India today. His inspiring and energizing remarks were followed by a short movie that highlighted the Akshaya Patra’s centralized kitchens, hallmark of the program that beckons imagination. “The event was an opportunity to honor Murthy who has given the global world a blueprint for leadership and for never shrinking from giving back to the society,” said MadhuSridha, President r of Akshaya Patra. “The evening brought together those committed to Akshaya Patra and those just being introduced to the cause. There was contagious enthusiasm, positive energy and strong commitment to address the challenge facing the next generation. “ The Akshaya Patra Foundation is the world’s largest NGO run midday meal program that feeds over 960,000 underprivileged children daily in over 5,700 schools in six states in India. Akshaya Patra is a public-private partnership that combines good management, innovative technology and smart engineering to deliver school lunch at a fraction of the cost of similar programs in other parts of the world. It costs $28 to feed a child daily for the entire year. For many of the children this is their only complete meal for the day. This gives them an incentive to come to school, stay in school and provides them with the necessary nutrients they need to develop their cognitive abilities to focus on learning. Through kitchens specially designed by engineers to leverage technology and sourcing its food stocks from local markets, Akshaya Patra is able to reduce costs associated with transportation and food spoilage while supporting the local economy. In a short time, the foundation has grown to become the largest, and certainly most innovative, school lunch program in the world. Akshaya Patra is a great example of what a non-profit organization can achieve– a cost effective, scalable solution with high quality service delivery. The above article which appeared as news release on 10/07/2008, the same is dedicated to Sri Narayanamurthy.
